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SUTD GRADUATE

PROGRAMMES

SUTD PhD
Programme
(Full-Time)
With strong research links to the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and Zhejiang University, the
SUTD PhD Programme offers you a chance to
collaborate with the best minds in their fields and
conduct breakthrough research that will make a
difference to the world.

Students who successfully complete


the programme will graduate with a
Doctor of Philosophy degree under
the respective academic track.

SUTD offers the SUTD PhD Programme SUTD PhD students will also benefit
under these academic tracks: from the following:

Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD) PhD Industry / Research Internships


• focusing on sustainable architectural and urban PhD students may embark on an internship at a company /
solutions to meet the present and future needs of external university for up to 6 months to gain hands-on
buildings and cities project experience and broaden their research scope.

Engineering Product Development (EPD)


PhD Professional Development Short Courses
• focusing on innovative technology-intensive
These short courses will provide PhD students with a
products that span multiple engineering disciplines
well-rounded and holistic education. Topics covered include:
Engineering Systems and Design (ESD) • Intellectual Property
• focusing on large-scale complex systems whose • Scientific and Grant Writing
performance and function depend on their • Entrepreneurship
technology and socio-economic context • Private Equity & Fund Raising for Businesses
• Corporate Grooming & Personal Branding
Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD) • Leadership & Teamwork
• focusing on information systems that interact with
the physical world, humans and machines PhD Big-D Project
A task-based, self-driven entrepreneurial programme
General Track
that aims to transform ideas, inventions and scientific
• focusing on a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary
understandings into tangible products, systems and /
approach to the development of human-centric
or services.
products, solutions and services.
Attractive Scholarship Funding

External SUTD Graduate


Scholarships Scholarships
SUTD President’s Graduate Fellowship (PhD)
•Open to all nationalities
•Full tuition fees
National Cybersecurity • Monthly stipend of:
Postgraduate Scholarship
(NCPS) o S$3,500 (Singapore Citizens)
For Singapore Citizens/
Permanent Residents o S$3,200 (Singapore Permanent Residents)
NViDIA Graduate
Fellowship Program o S$3,000 (International Students)
• CPF contribution (Singapore Citizens only)
A*STAR Graduate
Scholarship (AGS) • Annual conference funding support
• Opportunities for sponsored overseas
research, attachments and industry internships

SUTD PhD Fellowship


Singapore-MIT
Alliance for Research
• Open to all nationalities
and Technology • Full tuition fees
(SMART)
Graduate Fellowship • Monthly stipend of:
For International Singapore International o S$3,200 after passing Qualifying Exam
Students Graduate Award (Singapore Citizens)
(SINGA)
o S$2,700 after passing Qualifying Exam
(Singapore Permanent Residents)

o S$2,500 after passing Qualifying Exam


(International Students)
• CPF contribution (Singapore Citizens only)

Candidature Period
3 years to 5 years

Admission Schedule / Deadlines


There are two PhD intakes a year, in September and
January. The deadline for each intake is:

September Intake: End of March


January Intake: End of September

Please apply at https://admission.sutd.edu.sg

Admission Requirements
Applicants should possess the following:
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• At least a Bachelor’s degree or above with excellent
academic standing Application, Admission & Scholarships:

• Proficiency in English (IELTS or TOEFL is required if Office of Graduate Studies: phd@sutd.edu.sg


English is not your medium of instruction in your studies) View Faculty’s Research Here:
SUTD PhD Programme students are required to pass the ASD https://asd.sutd.edu.sg/people/faculty/
following in order to graduate: EPD https://epd.sutd.edu.sg/people/faculty/
• Coursework requirements ESD https://esd.sutd.edu.sg/people/faculty/
ISTD https://istd.sutd.edu.sg/people/faculty/
• Oral and/or written examination
General Track https://academics.sutd.edu.sg/
• Submission of a thesis for evaluation committee’s approval science-math/science-faculty/

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